The Roadhouse

Series produced by WTIP

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Image by: courtesy Buck Benson 

The Roadhouse is an interview and music program that airs live every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. to kick off the weekend.

WTIP's The Roadhoue is two hours packed with insightful interviews, weekend happenings, local features and toe-tapping music. You never know quite what to expect on the Roadhouse! Funding is provided in part by the MN Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


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Great & unusual new foods at the MN State Fair this year!
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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The MN State Fair just announced new foods for this summer's fair, including Snicker Bar salad, deep-fried ribs, and walleye-stuffed mushrooms. Den...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 18:33
Jazz trumpeter Willie Waldman rocks The Roadhouse
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Willie Waldman brought a few friends, Clint Wagner on guitar and Bill Hansen on dobro, to WTIP's Wooden Boat Show broadcast at North House Folk Sch...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 32:38
  • Purchases: 1
Judy Zugish marries cultivation and craft in her work
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Judy Zugish, a professional nurseryman and basketmaker, combines her two passions as a teacher of basketmaking. She talked with WTIP's Dick Swanson...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 15:50
Urban Boatbuilders staff member studies traditional Japanese boatbuilding
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Angela Robins, former intern at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, was back in town to speak at the Wooden Boat Show about Japanese boatbuild...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:44
Maria Nickolay brings original music, gorgeous voice to Studio A
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Cook County, Minn., singer-songwriter Maria Nickolay stopped by The Roadhouse recently with her guitar to share original music, as well as stories ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 30:14
Northern forests will most likely look different as climate changes
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Visitors to northern forests in coming decades will probably see a very different set of trees as the climate warms, a recent U of MN study shows. ...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:58
  • Purchases: 2
Blues legend Guy Davis in Studio A
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Throughout his career, Guy Davis has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as possible. ...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 39:51
  • Purchases: 1
Cliff Jacobson, renowned outdoors writer and wilderness guide, on camping, canoeing, and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, and consultants, and author of more than a dozen top-s...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 20:26
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota lakes and streams contaminated by pharmaceuticals, cosmetic ingredients, and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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A new study released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency confirms that lakes and streams across Minnesota are contaminated by endocrine-disru...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 19:39
  • Purchases: 1
Pete Kavanaugh brings new music to The Roadhouse
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Grand Marais guitarist and songwriter Pete Kavanaugh stopped by WTIP's Studio A recently with new material and great stories. Take a listen.

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 33:54
  • Purchases: 1
New smart phone app lets you help with fisheries managment
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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A new app called iFish Forever allows anglers to anonymously share their catch info, in support of cutting-edge research and responsible management...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 17:05
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting is under-the-radar gem
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in St. Louis Park focuses on the history of radio and TV broadcasting, especially in Minnesota. Steve Raymer, mana...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 21:22
Chris Gillis, Gordon Thorne, & Randy Sabien live in Studio A
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Memorial Day weekend offered several opportunities to hear Chris Gillis (keyboard), Gordon Thorne (guitar) and Randy Sabien (fiddle) play around Co...

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  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 22:04
  • Purchases: 1
New Cook County Historical Society exhibit features musical history of the area
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Jazz musician Chris Gillis stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse recently to talk about a new museum exhibit, "Music From the Tip o' The Arrowhead," that...

  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 16:32
New book is comprehensive environmental history of Lake Superior's North Shore
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist who has lived and worked on the North Shoreof Lake Superior since 1974; you might know her as the N...

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  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:46
  • Purchases: 1
Twin Cities band Ginstrings brings great bluegrass to Studio A
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Dick Swanson & Buck Benson welcomed Ginstrings to The Roadhouse recently for fast-paced music with wonderful harmony. Ginstrings are: Matt B...

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  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 31:06
  • Purchases: 1
You might be happier by shifting your spending from things to experiences...consumer psychologist explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Ever buy something that didn't make you as happy as you thought it would? If so, you're not alone. Dr. Ryan Howell, associate professor of psycholo...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 20:18
Think you know what First Amendment says? Former ACLU legal director believes we've been getting it wrong
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Burt Neuborne, a civil liberties specialist who has argued many cases before the Supreme Court, believes the Court has misinterpreted the original ...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 22:35
Sam Cook, Duluth News Tribune outdoors editor, checks in on fishing opener
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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DNT outdoors editor Sam Cook joined WTIP's Buck Benson from the road, on his way to the Governor's Fishing Opener on Lake Vermilion. They chatted a...

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  • Added: May 12, 2015
  • Length: 24:10
  • Purchases: 1
Can spending time in nature make you smarter? Psychologist weighs in
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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What do these three words, inch, deal and peg, have in common? You might be able to answer more quickly if you've been spending time outdoors--it t...

  • Added: May 12, 2015
  • Length: 18:06